Takaichi hails UK defence ties despite next-gen jet spending uncertainty

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with British counterpart Keir Starmer in London on Sunday to discuss deepening defense cooperation. Takaichi emphasized the UK's importance as a partner in security and defense, stating that the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) project has elevated their relationship to a "near-alliance." Starmer expressed pleasure in reconfirming their commitment to GCAP.

B BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-14 · 14:08 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

Takaichi hails UK defence ties despite next-gen jet spending uncertainty

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Keir Starmer confirmed commitment to the GCAP project.

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Given the GCAP project, Japan and the UK have reached a level that can be called a near-alliance.

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The UK is a very important partner to Japan given the deepening of ties across a wide range of fields, including security and defence.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hailed increasing defence cooperation with the UK.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hailed increasing defence cooperation with the UK during a meeting with her British counterpart Keir Starmer on Sunday, amid uncertainty about a new fighter jet programme.“The UK is a very important partner to Japan given the deepening of ties across a wide range of fields, including security and defence,” Takaichi said as she met with Starmer in London. “Given the GCAP project, I think we have reached a level that we can call a near-alliance,” she said, adding that she hoped to elevate ties to the next level with Starmer.“I’m really pleased that today we can reconfirm our deep commitment in relation to GCAP,” Starmer told Takaichi.

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